Concrete-molding device.



` W. G. NEELEY. CONCRETE HOLDING umm; `MPLIOAJL'ICHI,FILED FEB. 6. 1908'.

Patented sept; 1,5, 1908;

a Banus-surtir l.V 7 5 Inverzol:

Be it known that I, WiLLiAnC. a citizen of Fiieblo,"Colorado, residing at i Pueblo, in the county ofPueblo and State of` up to employ Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Concrete-Molding Devices; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertaiiis to make and use the same, reference being`had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, form part of this specification.

My invention relates to concrete molding devices in which. moids are formed collectively on a platform or iioor by side and end yartitions, arranged to form rectangular boxes'that have secured, near their niiddles er centers, a collapsible core, and at their bottoms or tops, plates having designs thereon suitable to form the two faces of the blocks or forms being molded, all in such manner that any number of the molding boxes may be formed on a platform and be bound firmly together by jack-screws. An the objects of my invention are first, to provide a means for molding cement or other concrete mixtures into any desired form in molds, collectively arranged together so that a thoroughly saturated mixture may be used, and second to provide suoli collectively arranged molds in such manner that an number of such molds desired to be use( may be constructed by the use of du )licate parts of that which will form one mol( an third to provide such means, in such manner that a required number of molds may be set a. ref uired number of men for a desired time, to iill them, so that one-half the molds may stand a sufficient time to permit the molded cement therein, sufficiently, that they may be handled with out danger of breakage, while the other half of the molds, are being filled, all for the purpose of continuous o eration. I attain Ithese objects by the mec ianisms illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my iniprovenient, set up ready to be filled with cement mixture, one corner being in a partially broken section, to expose the inside of one of the boxes, and illustrates a small number of boxes,

Specification of Letters Patent.; Application filed lieoi'uaryil 6, 1908.

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which suitable to receive to harden but the number shown v 5,5 illustrates but a small portion of the number i r WILLIAM C. NEELEY, OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.

CONCRETE-nonnina DEVICE.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

serial no eiaeoi.

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ment, or rocess-'-and Figi opening 2: is a perspective through the molded concrete, an: is an end elevation core as it appears when collapsed, so t iat it may be removed from the surrounding celinent; and-Fig. 4:'1s a perspective view of the end partitions used to divide the boxes; l and Fig. 5: is a perspective view, in broken '1 sections of a portion of one of the side partitions, showing metal plates mounted thereon, the ends of end iartitions, Fig`.\\t, and tl .e projecting parts o` the core, Fig.

Similar *nu1 nbers refer to similar members, throughput the several views. Y

A floorplate 1, which may be of any length and widtlr desired, is mounted on stringers 2, and to the floor plate are secured brace beams, 3 near its edges; side boards 4 and end boards are placed inside the rectangle formed by beams 3, and within the inclosure formed by boards 4 and 5 side partitions 6, are placed with end partitions 8, Fig. 4 and cores 10., Fig. 2, between them in such manner that the partitions are spaced to form many boxes of a size, to form any desired cement brick, the core 10 being used when it is desired to form an opening in the brick. The partitions and cores being placed in osition, the jack screws 7 are introduced etween the beams 3 and side and end boards 4 and 5, Fie. 1, and firmly tightened against the sides, thus holding the assembled partitions securely in position, care beingtake-n, that the lower edges of partitions, side and end boards, fit closely to the floor, so that the thoroughly saturated cement mixture, when placed in the boxes, will not escape. To facilitate the proper spacing of end partitions S and cores 10, the end boards 5 and l partitions 6 are provided with slotted metal guides 9, Fig. 5, slotted at 9a to receive the ends of partitions S, the cylindrical portions a of vwhich serve to formconcave iiideiitures in the end of the brick, and plate 11 Fig. 5 having holes 14, which receive the extending portions 13, of core 10, Fig. 2, are set into the boards 5 and 6, to securely hold and space the cores 10. The collapsibli core 10, Fig. 2, is composed of pieces of meta 10a, 10", 1()c and 10, all hinged together ii such inamier that when 10a is `pressed down ward, as indicated iii-Fig. 3, the core is di of the collapsible the same arrangeie collapsible coi'e used to forman V arm,- number of boxes containing' cores 10,

my be formed by the pa '.'tition arrangement, im lie bottoms of which, may be placed plaies 12, having (.esigns cast thereon, to 15mm one side of a brick. These plates may be used at the to or bottom of the boxes as slienwn, or at botli, top and bottom, so as to irlmint a design on either or both sides of a bailck. It may also be seen that plates 12 my be of any form of design to form a brick er to form a vtile for roofing, side-Walks, o'r Envers. Partitions 8, Fig. 4 may be-formed `shown, or as desired to form the ends of bricks, as desired.

The Whole arrangement of collection mold cinntaining bones, may be assembled in such mrsmbers that a given number of men may be ennployed continuously to fill them and take down, removing the molded product in Sach manner that the concrete may-have a giften and sulicient time, undisturbed, to set :sind become hardened, thou l1 the mixture bei thoroiwhly saturated to t 1e desired consistency, thus making it practically, an easy masi-ter to manufacture molded cement forms, that are thorouvhly saturated and let them rre-nain undisturbed until properly hardened, producing a very hard and compact, inished :article at a minimum cost of labor and macainery.

I am aware that concrete molding devices have been made. I therefore, do not claimV such a device too broadly but A What l do claim and what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

l. In a concrete molding device the comination with a loor and brace beams of side partitions, with slotted plates tha receive end partitions and with p ates provided with holes to receive extended portions of a col# lapsible core, all operative, to be assembled collectively and be held securely and firmly by jack screws, substantially as shown.

2. In a concrete molding machine, brace beams, means for supporting the brace beams, side and end partitions, slotted plates on the side partitions to receive the ends of the end partitions, apertured plates on the side partitions, a collapsible core having extensions iitting in the apertures, and means for pressing the side plates into engagemen with the end partitions and cores. y

3. In a concrete molding device, partitions having aperturedv plates, a collapsible core com rising hinged sections having eX- tensions fitted to the apertures of the plate and means for holding the partition and cores in assembled relation.

In testimony whereof, I afx my signaturef,

in p resence of two Witnesses.

l WILLIAM C. NEELEY.

Witnesses: j

W. G. NEELEY, A. HQCHAPMAN. 

